Work In Progress ()-Nappy Roots Wise words bein'spoke huh y'all know what it is Nap nappy roots can I start this one off okay Each day I listen what the streets say Like a DJ my negroes scratch ghetto recording's For my peoples got the eyes of an eagle Can't see us ever bein'at peace for a reason 'cause we ain't Never bein'equal they got us believin'we heathens uncivil soldiers Of evil reach up and assume the position You know the procedure Can't even leisure smoke hollow reefer without police And search and seizure by the same police who murdered creaser It's brutal Seein'them treat us like lower creatures than human beings more So like aliens tourin'the land of Europeans Seemin'to have the tendency to think we ignorant 'Cause of our pigment can't take away A niggas dignity though still I pimp the industry hoe and even when I'm rich I'm a pretend to be poor My life's a work in progress soon to be End of the road but I don't stress cause I have been her before You know My life's a work in progress And even though I'm rich I'm gonna pretend to be poor My life's a work in progress But I don't stress 'cause I have been here before My life's a work in progress And even though I'm rich I'm gonna pretend to be poor My life's a work in progress But I don't stress 'cause I have been here before In life every step you take every right every left you make You can look at it like chess in a way 'cause life is best when You take your time don't make a move unless you done made up Your mind play by the rules don't ever play the fool Sometimes you play and lose but you still pay your dues Come on Everybody knows the cost to be the boss Yeah the price is kind of steep but sacrifice is never cheap I learned that life can be sweet And bitter at the same time it's the ying verse the yang Sorta like rain without shine Sometimes against the grain you grind Gotta grit your teeth and bear it Matthew 5verse 5the earth the meek shall inherit Cherish the day before you perish away 'cause who can say How many days your power last It's like a crack in your hourglass In a flash the hours pass Then you're gone gone gone My life's a work in progress And even though I'm rich I'm gonna pretend to be poor My life's a work in progress But I don't stress 'cause I have been here before My life's a work in progress And even though I'm rich I'm gonna pretend to be poor My life's a work in progress Like there long life livin'get will bring you close you dyin' The more laughs one had will bring you close to cryin' Cold unforgiving planet yea it is racists and communicatin' Those who wrong did I daydream back to the 80's when we was all kids A stab wound kidnappin'but experience though at the time Not a glock would blow in da wind it's a good day in the hood To witness a stabbin'now stories told to us Without tragedy seem like It involve bloodshed automatically If you ever get a chance Just stop and use your mind observe the world for yourself and ju Your time Yeah oh yeah that's right Smoke somethin'with your country people Drank somethin'with your country people My life's a work in progress Thinkin'back in junior high when sex was the sh*t Fein'p**sy now a day can get you killed quick 'Bout shootin'ball in now they 'bout getting licks I'm playin'nappy roots just to hear the realest sh*t Expect it to the best of my know how and my rapping wit See next to nothing sugar coated in these cold streets Whatever you do be smart tote your heat Did I mention if you don't work you don't eat If you ever get a chance stop and use your mind Observe the world for yourself and check the time Yea smoke somethin'with your country people My life's a work in progress And even though I'm rich I'm gonna pretend to be poor My life's a work in progress But I don't stress 'cause I have been here before My life's a work in progress And even though I'm rich I'm gonna pretend to be poor My life's a work in progress But I don't stress 'cause I have been here before But I don't stress 'cause I have been here before